Development Unit

Lisa Kristine : Modern Day Slavery and your case study

Watch Lisa Kristine´s Ted Talk about Modern Day Slavery, then choose one of the countries mentioned in the her speech.

Investigate the development level of your chosen country using all of these ways to measure development.

1) Gross National Product

2) Human Development Index

3) Genuine Progress Indicator

4) Inclusive Wealth Index

5) Happy Planet Index

Development Theories

1) Rostow´s Modernization Theory

* outline the key issues of the Rostow Model
* How can this theory be criticised?

Links

Development- Amartya Sen

Create a mind map: Amartya Sen´s legacy and his capability theory!
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Case studies: Lebanon and Belarus


1) Search for current news on Lebanon and Belarus: what is happening and why? Background, historical context and current situation

2)  Check 

- Fragile states index-statistics
- democracy index
- transparency index

concerning the countries

3) Try to give us explanations on the development of both of the countries

4) Get familiar with a) Modernization theory b) Dependency Theory and create claims and counterclaims for and against

4) Try to apply those theories to the development of Lebanon and Belarus

5) Produce couple of slides on your case study!